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  • 🚨 Is a Cableway Really Safe for Springbrook?

    🚨 Is a Cableway Really Safe for Springbrook?

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    Since the year 2000, a compiled count of cable car, aerial ropeway and related lift accidents indicates that at least 222 people have died worldwide. Behind every statistic is a real person—and a warning that these systems are not without risk. Now consider the proposed Springbrook Cableway. Springbrook Mountain is part of the UNESCO World…

  • Springbrook Cableway#2:

    Springbrook Cableway#2:

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    In December 2025, Council resolved that the City should undertake the necessary work to investigate and identify potential route options for a cableway. This work is underway and includes community and First Nations engagement. Broad community consultation is expected to start from mid-2026.

  • Springbrook Groundwater Investigation

    Springbrook Groundwater Investigation

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    Scientists have confirmed that Springbrook’s ecosystems depend on groundwater, but they also acknowledge that the study has not yet observed how the system behaves during drought conditions. In other words, the risks arehigh and not yet fully understood, which makes precaution particularly important in a World Heritage landscape.